The Premier Basketball League’s Vermont Frost Heaves play in two Green Mountain State venues, the Barre Municipal Auditorium (which I colloquially call “small”) and the Burlington Memorial Auditorium (that one I call “smaller”). The Burlington Auditorium is so old, that I think James Naismith had his team play “away” games there. Last Saturday, the Auditorium…
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The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry are Trying to Kill Me
Last night I was in Rockville, Maryland, for a Premier Basketball League game between the Lawton-Fort Sill (Okla.) Cavalry and the Maryland GreenHawks. Very competitive game, both teams had the lead at one point or another before the Cavs pulled ahead and won 105-99. The game also had a decent Albany Patroons alumni factor, as…
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Antique Camera Film
February 21. I’m in Manchester, New Hampshire, killing time before a late afternoon Premier Basketball League game between the Manchester Millrats and the Capitanes de Puerto Rico (which Puerto Rico won in very convincing fashion). Looking for something to keep me entertained for an hour or so before the game began, I came across the…
Read More“Is that a fish frozen in the ice?!?”
Back around August or so, I had this idea of putting together a 360-degree panoramic photograph of the Lakehouse at Washington Park, from the perspective of someone in a boat in the middle of the lake. Of course, I couldn’t pull that idea off – there’s no way to stabilize a boat to stay put…
Read MoreGeneral Electric and the Wedding of Mindy and Scott
I don’t know Mindy or Scott. I don’t know how they met. I don’t know how he proposed to her. I don’t know why they chose the Glen Sanders Mansion on May 1, 2010 for their wedding. But I do know, however, that they have good taste in photography. I shall now explain. Last summer,…
Read MorePhoto Essay: More Ghost Signs of the Capital District
Over the past few days, I’ve taken my Nikon D700 and photographed several faded old advertisements that were painted 100 years ago on brick buildings in the Capital District. In a previous post, I showed off the Uneeda Biscuit signs in Troy, the Coca-Cola ad on Broadway in Schenectady, and the ads for RB Wing…
Read MorePhoto Essay: The Ghost Signs of the Capital District
No, I’m not talking about the marquees of haunted buildings. Once I describe them, you’re going to say, “Oh yeah… those things.” A couple of weeks ago, Jessica Pasko of the website alloveralbany.com devoted a post to all the retro signs of the Capital District – you know, the Westgate Shopping Center sign, the “Ladies…
Read MoreFrom Manchester, New Hampshire to home
Sunday morning, 6am. I’m waking up from a comfortable sleep at the Clarendon Hotel in the center of Quebec City. I look at my wristwatch. It’s time to get out of bed – and drive another 7 hours. See, when I schedule PBL games to photograph, I can’t just do one game and spend the…
Read MoreMy Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Around this time of year, everybody makes grandiose New Year’s Resolutions that they hope to keep throughout the year, but most likely will completely forget about by January 8. I’ve been guilty of this as well. Don’t get me wrong. Last year I had a resolution to win the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, Trivia Bowl…
Read MoreMy Best Photos of 2009
I’ve had some great experiences with my camera this year, both in working with the Premier Basketball League, and in personal shots. In July, I ditched my 5-year-old Nikon D70 for a more powerful Nikon D700, and have added more camera lenses and glass for my photographic arsenal. So just for a lark, I looked…
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